Center for Teaching for Biliteracy In-Person and Online Events:
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2026-27 Online Events
October 8, 2026: Introduction to Teaching for Biliteracy in PK
This highly interactive online professional development institute is designed for PreK/TK educators in bilingual and dual language programs that are new to Teaching for Biliteracy or Dual Language programs.
This one-day session will feature:
- The strategic use of Spanish (or other non-English languages) and English in developmentally appropriate ways
- Best practices for engaging young learners in language, content, and literacy development
- Strategies for introducing and supporting the Bridge and bridging between languages in PreK/TK
- Programmatic tools such as biliteracy schedules, language/content allocation plans, and curriculum maps and units tailored for the Prek/TK setting
October 13-14, 2026: Introduction to Leading for Biliteracy: Strategies and Tools for Success
Join us for a two-day live, online institute. This institute is designed for educators (teachers, coaches, school and district-based administrators) new to Teaching for Biliteracy in Dual Language or Bilingual Education programs.
Through a highly interactive format, participants will:
- Review research of well-implemented programs and the best practices that meet the needs of students
- Explore strategies and tools that support effective instructional leadership in biliteracy and dual language programs
- Discuss, review, and analyze roles and responsibilities for various district and school leaders
- Review and create communication protocols and plans to ensure a common understanding across stakeholders
December 2-3, 2026: Introduction to Curriculum Design for Dual Language
In this highly interactive online professional development session participants will explore how the Teaching for Biliteracy Recommendations can guide curriculum decisions that support students in meeting the goals of Dual Language. This session is designed for dual language or bilingual educators (teachers, coaches, school and district leaders) that are a part of the curricular decision-making team.
During this 2-day session, participants will:
- Analyze and evaluate examples of biliteracy curriculum maps
- Learn how to apply the Teaching for Biliteracy Recommendations to curriculum design
- Explore how to integrate published resources (AKA curriculum)
- Determine how the Biliteracy Unit Framework (BUF) meets the needs of students in DL and biliteracy programs
- Plan next steps
Fall 2026 In-Person Events
November 11, 2026: Teaching for Biliteracy in Action!
Join us in-person at the La Cosecha Pre-Conference Institute for a highly interactive overview of the instructional and programmatic elements of teaching for biliteracy within a variety of models, 90/10, 80/20, 50/50, 2-way immersion, and 1-way immersion, and in one-teacher (self-contained) and two-teacher (partnering) configurations.
The institute will feature:
- What biliteracy is, how it differs from monoliteracy, and instructional implications for each language.
- Biliteracy unit framework for developing and delivering standards-based biliteracy units of instruction that integrate the teaching of language, literacy, and content.
- Best practices in teaching Spanish (or other non-English language) and English literacy.
- Sample biliteracy instruction and strategies that support the Bridge between languages.
- Planning the strategic use of language on the part of the teacher.
- Biliteracy schedules, language and content allocation plans, biliteracy curriculum maps, and other programmatic systems and structures to support biliteracy instruction.
- Networking opportunities for dual language stakeholders in a variety of positions.
Target Audience:
- Educators (teachers, coaches, school and district-based administrators) new to Teaching for Biliteracy in Dual Language or Bilingual Education programs